Horseshoe.



UNITED STATES PigrENr ()FFIC CHARLES W. LAIRD, OF MEMPHIS, NEW YORK.

HORSE SHOE g Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 22, 1908.

Application filed January 3, 1908. Serial No. 409,190.

vice adapted for attachment to the ordinary shoes of a horse whereby theanimal is prevented from slipping.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment to theordinary shoes upon a horse which may be adjusted to the various sizesof the horse shoes, which may be easily and quickly applied and whichmay be readily detached when desired.

To these ends the invention resides in the novel construction ofattachment for horse shoes hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device in appliedposition. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 3 is a crosssectional view upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 is a similar viewon the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

The main object of this invention is to provide an attachment for horsesshoes ada ted to be applied over the ordinary shoe wit out disturbingthe latter, and to produce a device of this character, adapted to beapplied to the shoes in sleety and slippery weather to prevent the horsefrom slipping and falling, and which is so constructed as to be readilyand easily applied to the various sizes of shoes worn by horses.

. As illustrated in the accompanying drawings my device is primarilyconstructed of two separate members 1 and 2, having their meeting endsconnected as at 3. As clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings themember 1 has its end provided with a horizontal cutaway portion adaptedto fit over and engage u on the cutaway portion 4 provided upon t emember 2. The meeting ends, or toe of the device are provided with thevertical and longitudinal cutaway portion 5,.

adapted for the reception of the front oalks of the ordinary horse shoe.7

The members 1 and 2 are provided with suitable recesses 6 and 6 neartheir outer edges extending rearwardly a suitable distance and adaptedfor the reception of the nails of the ordinary shoe.

The members 1 and 2 are of a contour corresponding with the shape of anordinary horse shoe and are provided near their centers with suitablebars 7 and 8, provided near their meeting ends with suitable threadedopenings adapted for the reception of a right and left handed screwhaving a centrally disposed operating head 9. The bars 7 and 8 aresuitably recessed or cut away at their engagement with the members 1 and2 and are provided with the angular upward extensions 10 and 10. Themembers 1 and 2 are also recessed upon their inner faces at their pointsof engagement with the bars 7 and 8, whereby a rigid connection isprovided between the members and the bars. Suitable securing elements,such as bolts 11 are employed to connect the members 1 and 2 with thebars 7 and 8.

The extension 9 provided by the bar 7 is ivotally engaged with ametallic strap 12, aving its outer edge provided with a stud 13 ada tedfor reception with one of a series of per orations 14 provided upon astrap 15 adapted for slidable engagement with the strap 12. The verticalextension 10 of the bar 8 is provided with a pivotal ear 16 having aright angular extension 18 having a perforation 19 adapted to engage ascrew threaded extension 20 provided upon the extremity of the strap 15.The opposite end of the strap 15 is provided with a loop 21 adapted forengagement. with the strap 12, whereby the straps 12 and 15 aresecuredtogether. The members 1 and 2 are provided with heel and side calks 22for reventing slipping of the animal to which tl ie device is applied.

From the above description it will be noted that I have provided anattachment for ordinary horse shoes which is easily applied and quicklyadjusted to any ordinary horse shoe and which is held securely inapplied position. It will be also noted that my device is easilyadjusted to the various sizes of horse shoes and that by the cut awayortion provided at the toes of the mem ers comprising my device, thefront calk of the horse shoe, which is adapted to beIreceived withinthis cut away portion acts as a brace for the attachment, and theupstanding members 10 and 10 engaging either side of the horse shoesupports the device upon the sides of the shoe, while the straps 12 and15 are engaged across the front of the horses hoof at a right angle inregard to the slope of the hoof, the threaded extension 20 of the strap15 engages within the perforation provided by the ear 16, connected withthe vertical portion 10 of the bar 8, and is held in secure engagementby a nut or retaining element 23, it being understood that the stud 13is secured in one of the perforations or openings 14 provided upon thestrap 15 before the retaining element 23 is secured upon the threadedextension 20 of the strap 15, thus effectively retaining the device upona horse shoe.

While I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention it willbe understood that minor details of construction may be resorted towithout departing from or sacrificing any of the spirit of theinvention.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed as new is:

1. An attachment for horse shoes comprising a pair of members of shapecorre sponding with the horse shoe, the members being cut away at theirpoint of connection for the reception of the calk of the horse shoe andbeing provided with channels near their outer ends adapted for'thereception of the nails ofthe horse shoe, the members being provided withdiametrically opposite cut away portions adapted for the reception ofthe reduced portions formed upon a pair of bars, a right and left handedscrew connecting the inner ends of the bars, ears upon the outer ends ofthe bars, pivoted straps upon the ears, and means for adjusting thestraps.

2. An attachment for horse shoes co1nprising a pair of members of ashape corresponding to that of the horse shoe, the members being pivotedtogether and being pro vided with a cut away portion at their point ofconnection for the reception of the ealk of the horse shoe, the membersbeing provided with the channels near their outer ends for the receptionof the nails of the horse shoe, calks upon the members, a pair ofalining bars connected to the members, the bars being provided withright and left handed threaded openings, a right and left handed screwfor the openings, the bars being provided with upwardly extending earsat their outer ends, a strap connected with one of the ears, a stud uponthe strap, a second strap provided with spaced openings and provided

